A network pair (also known as a data interface pair, or DIP) defines an exclusive network route between two host computers. You can use network pairs to improve performance by routing high-volume backup traffic through a network interface that is different than the default interface.
Clients belonging to a client group can have a network pair defined to another client, such as a MediaAgent, by defining a network pair from the group to that MediaAgent. This can save you time and effort if a group of logically related clients all use the same MediaAgent.
A network pair requires that both host computers in the pair have a network interface name that was not used during the software installation process.
Server group to server backup networks, and server to server backup networks, can be configured to set up port forwarding or network address translation (NAT) configurations.